Definition of congé in English:

noun

For the first time, it is not beyond the realm of reality to envisage a situation in which he might become ‘unassailable’ - in the sense in which Nigel became so - and, as the penalty for economic failure, receive his congé.

And then, realizing that I had received my congé, I prepared to depart.

The reader will now understand why I received my congé from Angelique with such perfect philosophy.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the general sense 'permission to do something'): from Old Frenchcongie, from Latincommeatus 'leave of absence', from commeare 'go and come'. The word is now usually treated as equivalent to modern French.